Films: 2009
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OUR 74 FAVORITE FILMS OF 2009:
74. World's Greatest Dad (Bobcat Goldwaith) - 4/10
73. The Hangover (Todd Phillips) - 4.25/10
72. Bruno (Larry Charles) - 4.5/10
71. Bart Got a Room (Brian Heckler) - 4.75/10
70. Trucker (James Mottern) - 4.75/10
69. Paper Heart (Nicolas Jasenovec) - 5/10
68. Time Traveler's Wife (Robert Schwentke) - 5/10
67. Amelia (Mira Nair) - 5.25/10
66. Extract (Mike Judge) - 5.5/10
65. Education of Charlie Banks (Fred Durst) - 6.5/10
64. Tenure (Mike Million) - 5.5/10
63. The September Issue (RJ Cutler) - 5.75/10
62. Mystery Team (Dan Eckman) - 6/10
61. Whip It (Drew Fucking Barrymore) - 6/10
60. Sherlock Holmes (Guy Ritchie) - 6.25/10
59. The Men Who Stare at Goats (Grant Heslov) - 6.5/10
58. Zombieland (Ruben Fleischer) - 6.5/10
57. The Brothers Bloom (Rian Johnston) - 6.5/10
56. The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (Rebecca Miller) - 6.5/10
55. Last House on the Left (Dennis Iliadis) - 6.5
54. Gentlemen Broncos (Jared Hess) - 6.5
THE PRETTY DAMN GOOD ONES
53. Funny People (Judd Apatow) - 6.75/10
52. Brothers (Jim Sheridan) - 6.75/10
51. Gigantic (Matt Aselton) - 7/10
50. Adam (Max Mayer) - 7/10
49. Sunshine Cleaning (Christine Jeffs) - 7/10
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48. Away We Go (Sam Mendes) - 7/1047. Julie & Julia (Nora Ephron) - 7/10
46. Two Lovers (James Gray) - 7/10
45. Black Dynamite (Scott Sanders) - 7.25
44. Knowing (Alex Proyas) - 7.25/10
43. Bad Lieutenant (Werner Herzog) - 7.25/10
42. Taking Woodstock (Ang Lee) - 7.25/10
41. Under Great White ... (E Malloy) - 7.25/10
40. Capitalism: A Love Story (M Moore) - 7.5/10
39. Precious (Lee Daniels) - 7.5/10
38. I Love You, Man (John Hamburg) - 7.5/10
37. Whatever Works (Woody Allen) - 7.5/10
36. Public Enemies (Michael Mann) - 7.5/10
35. Crazy Heart (Scott Cooper) - 7.75/10
34. Coco Before Chanel (Anne Fontaine) - 8/10
THE GREAT ONES
33. Star Trek (JJ Abrams) - 8/10
32. Big Fan (Robert D. Siegel) - 8/10
31. (500) Days of Summer (Marc Webb) - 8/10
30. Humpday (Lynn Shelton) - 8/10
29. District 9 (Neill Blomkamp) - 8.25/10
28. The Girlfriend Experience (Steven Soderbergh) - 8.25/10
27. Pirate Radio (Richard Curtis) - 8.25/10
26. The Messenger (Oren Moverman) - 8.25
THE NEW CLASSICS
25. The Cove (Louie Psihoyos) - 8.25
24. The House of the Devil (Ti West) - 8.25
23. The Exploding Girl (Bradley Rust Gray) - 8.25/10
22. Up in the Air (Jason Reitman) - 7.75/10
21. An Education (Lon Scherfig) - 8.25/10
20. The Road (John Hillcoat) - 8.25/10
19. Where the Wild Things Are (Spike Jonze) - 8.5/10
18. Me and Orson Welles (Richard Linklater) - 8.5/10
17. Moon (Duncan Jones) - 8.75/10
16. Broken Embraces (Pedro Almodovar) - 8.75/10
15. Sugar (Ryan Fleck) - 9/10
14. Fantastic Mr. Fox (Wes Anderson) - 9.25/10
13. The Secret in Their Eyes (Juan Jose Campanella) - 9.25/10
12. The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow) - 9.25/10
11. A Single Man (Tom Ford)- 9/10
10. Adventureland (Greg Mottola) - 9.25/10
9. Gomorrah (Matteo Garrone) - 9.5/10
8. The White Ribbon (Michael Haneke) - 9.5/10
7. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (David Yates) - 9.75/10
6. Fish Tank (Andrea Arnold) - 9.75/10
5. A Serious Man (Coen Brothers) - 9.75/10
4. Beeswax (Andrew Bujalski) - 9,75/10_
3. Goodbye, Solo (Ramin Bahrani) - 10/10
2. The Limits of Control (Jim Jarmusch) - 10/10
1. Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino) - 10/10
Our seven least favorite films of 2009:
7. Surrogates (Jonathan Mostow)
6. Terminator Salvation (McG)
5. Avatar (James Cameron)
4. Twilight: New Moon (Chris Weitz)
3. Jennifer's Body (Karyn Kusama)
2. The Lovely Bones (Peter Jackson)1. Watchmen (Zach Snyder)
Our eleven favorite performances by a
female actor in 2009:
11. Julianne Moore in A Single Man
10. Amy Adams in Sunshine Cleaning
9. Leonie Benesch in The White Ribbon
8. Jocelin Donahue in The House of the Devil
7. Carey Mulligan in An Education
6. Penelope Cruz in Broken Embraces
5. Meryl Streep in Julie & Julia
4. Mo'Nique in Precious
3. Zoe Kazan in The Exploding Girl
2. Melanie Laurent in Inglourious Basterds
1. Soledad Villamil in The Secret in Their Eyes
Our twelve favorite performances by a
male actor in 2009:
11. Anthony Mackie in The Hurt Locker
11. Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker (tie)
10. Ricardo Darin in The Secret in Their Eyes
9. Patton Oswalt in Big Fan
8. Viggo Mortensen in The Road
7. Peter Sarsgaard in An Education
6. Michael Stuhlbarg in A Serious Man
5. Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds
4. Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart
3. Sam Rockwell in Moon
2. Colin Firth in A Single Man
1. Souleymane Sy Savane in Goodbye Solo
Our twelve overall favorite performances of the year:
12. Carey Mulligan in An Education
11. Penelope Cruz in Broken Embraces
10. Meryl Streep in Julie & Julia
9. Cristoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds
8. Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart
7. Mo'Nique in Precious
6. Zoe Kazan in The Exploding Girl
5. Sam Rockwell in Moon
4. Melanie Laurent in Inglourious Basterds
3. Colin Firth in A Single Man
2. Soledad Villamil in The Secret in Their Eyes
1. Souleymane Sy Savane in Goodbye Solo
Our twelve favorite directorial performances of 2009:
12. Tom Ford (A Single Man)
11. Joel and Ethan Coen (A Serious Man)
10. Ryan Fleck (Sugar)
9. Spike Jonze (Where the Wild Things Are)
8. Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker)
7. Wes Anderson (Fantastic Mr. Fox)
6. Neill Blomkamp (District 9)
5. Michael Haneke (The White Ribbon)
4. Andrea Arnold (Fish Tank)
3. Ramin Bahrani (Goodbye, Solo)
2. Matteo Garrone (Gomorrah)
1. Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds)
Our fifteen favorite screenplays of 2009:
15. Rebecca Miller's The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
14. Neill Blomkamp’s District 9
13. Ramin Bahrani's The Plastic Bag
12. Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank
11. Tom Ford's A Single Man
10. Jason Reitman's Up in the Air
9. Ryan Fleck’s Sugar
8. Spike Jonze and David Eggers’ Where the Wild Things Are
7. Pedro Almodovar's Broken Embraces
6. Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon
5. Ramin Bahrani's Goodbye, Solo
4. Coen Brothers’ A Serious Man
3. Mark Boal's The Hurt Locker
2. Nick Hornby's An Education
1. Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds.
Our nine favorite DVDs released in 2009:
9. Made in U.S.A.
8. Last Days of Disco
9. 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her
6. Adventureland
5. Goodbye, Solo
4. Bottle Rocket (Expanded Reissue)
3. Gomorrah
2. Inglourious Basterds
1. The Human Condition
